B&W Nuclear Operations Group
Mount Vernon, Indiana
Overview
B&W's Nuclear Operations Group with manufacturing facilities located in Barberton, OH and on the Ohio River in Mount Vernon, IN, specialize in the design and manufacture of large, heavy components with close tolerance and high-quality requirements. Both facilities are supported by an experienced staff of design, welding and manufacturing engineers capable of performing full scope, prototype design work coupled with manufacturing integration on the shop floor.
Mission
Deliver innovative technologies and solutions to fulfill the needs of our customers.
Notable Accomplishments
- Designed and fabricated more than 1,100 ASME Code pressure vessels since the Code's introduction.
- Major supplier of heavy fabrications to industry for over 100 years, including components for defense applications.
- Only domestic manufacturer of heavy pressure vessels to hold ASME nuclear accreditation.
Barberton
- Manufactured more than 100 heavy components for commercial nuclear power generation.
- Only domestic manufacturer of heavy pressure vessels to hold ASME nuclear accreditation.
Mt. Vernon
Future
NOD continues to focus on providing our customers with on-time delivery of high quality, affordable products. During the coming years, we expect to expand production through coupling our highly skilled workforce and professional staff with the extensive upgrades in equipment capabilities and capacities recently completed at the Barberton and Mt. Vernon facilities. This effective integration of our personnel strengths/talents with our state-of-the-art manufacturing cap abilities will provide our customers, employees and communities with top-quality products, growth opportunities and positive business conditions respectively.
Infrastructure
The Barberton Works Facilities includes 69 acres with 800,000 square feet of manufacturing area and 119,000 square feet of office area. The Mount Vernon facility, located on the Ohio River, includes 580,000 square feet of manufacturing space and 61,000 square feet of office space. The main manufacturing bay of the Mount Vernon facility is serviced by two 500-ton cranes, which extend over a barge dock on the Ohio River. With up to 1000-tons combined lift capacity, these cranes are accessible to ocean going barges providing import and export capability of heavy components to the world.
- Applied Mechanics
- Fluid Mechanics/Heat Transfer Processes
- Metallurgy/Materials Engineering
- Welding/Robotics Engineering
- Integrated CAD/CAM Computer Systems
- R&D Programs focused on product improvement
Engineering Capabilities:
- Precision Machining
- Non-Destructive Examination (RT, UT, MT/PT, Eddy Current)
- Stress Relieving
- Rigorous Quality Systems
- ASME Certificates of Authorization (Code Stamps) for Design
- Heavy Lift Cranes
Manufacturing Capabilities:
Both facilities recently completed an extensive upgrade in equipment capabilities including multiple, large, full-contouring CNC horizontal and vertical machining centers, large gantry robotic welding centers and state-of-the-art support equipment for machining and welding.
B&W NOG's Barberton and Mt. Vernon locations have broad and deep engineering and manufacturing capabilities applied to producing heavy-equipment components including:
Workforce
Approximately 475 people are employed at the Barberton facility. The production workforce in Barberton is unionized (Local 900) and is represented by the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers. Approximately 100 people are employed at the Mount Vernon facility.
Community Impact
During the past two years, the company has contributed approximately $100,000 to the Barberton and Mount Vernon Area United Way Programs, Chambers of Commerce, Educational/Scholarship programs and other community-related programs.
For Additional Information
B&W Nuclear Operations Group
Mount Vernon Facility
1400 Old Highway 69-S
Mount Vernon, IN 47620
www.babcock.com
Michael E. Keene, Plant Manager
(812) 838-1220
mekeene@babcock.com
